In heartbreaking news for One Direction fans, the boyband are 'to separation in March'.

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan made our minds up to focus on solo ventures and does not tour their fifth album, according to The Sun. Check One Direction Infinity sheet music page.

One Direction's publicists declined to discuss the reports, which first emerged on Sunday night (August 23).

The group made a decision to disband for around a year using a meeting in London last weekend.

A source for 1D cited the boyband's "incredible" five-year run since their formation on The X Factor in 2010, adding: "They fully getting at least each year to work automatically projects. There is absolutely no bad blood bewteen barefoot and shoes and they are all 100% behind the choice.

"It is certainly not a split plus they fully prefer to get back together sometime in the future. But for now it does not take end and they also go out on top because the world's most favored music act."

The source also proceeded to explain that Zayn Malik's departure from your group captured had no relation to the group's decision to disband.

"This was here is the plan with or without Zayn. In fact, this rock band have been making amazing music and been incredibly happy without Zayn," the insider claimed.

"Of course they will have preferred that she had stayed in the group, but they will have taken this extended hiatus whether or not he hadn't left."

One Direction had scarcely premiered their creations video for 'Drag Me Down' on Friday (August 21), which sees them train at NASA prior to taking off to space.

The former X Factor finalists recently confirmed a show in many earthly surroundings, headlining the Apple Music Festival at London's Roundhouse on September 22.

The last show they actually have booked is on October 31 at Sheffield Motorpoint Arena.